Clinical practice guideline for screening and management of high blood pressure in children and adolescents
These pediatric hypertension guidelines are an update to the 2004 “Fourth Report on the
Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents.” …
Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents.” …
Childhood obesity and cardiovascular dysfunction
AT Cote, KC Harris, C Panagiotopoulos… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Obesity-related cardiovascular disease in children is becoming more prevalent in
conjunction with the rise in childhood obesity. Children with obesity are predisposed to an …
conjunction with the rise in childhood obesity. Children with obesity are predisposed to an …
Obesity and arterial stiffness in children: systematic review and meta-analysis
AT Cote, AA Phillips, KC Harris… - … , and vascular biology, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Childhood obesity is associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Arterial stiffness is considered one of the earliest detectable measures of vascular damage …
Arterial stiffness is considered one of the earliest detectable measures of vascular damage …
Percentiles for central blood pressure and pulse wave velocity in children and adolescents recorded with an oscillometric device
J Elmenhorst, M Hulpke-Wette, C Barta, R Dalla Pozza… - Atherosclerosis, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective: In adults with arterial hypertension, measuring arterial stiffness by pulse wave
velocity (PWV) can determine the extent of cardiovascular subclinical organ damage. PWV …
velocity (PWV) can determine the extent of cardiovascular subclinical organ damage. PWV …
Determinants of vascular age: an epidemiological perspective
BACKGROUND Vascular age is an emerging health indicator and predictor of end-organ
damage to the heart, brain, and kidney. Although there have been many review publications …
damage to the heart, brain, and kidney. Although there have been many review publications …
Aortic pulse wave velocity in healthy children and adolescents: reference values for the vicorder device and modifying factors
D Thurn, A Doyon, B Sözeri, AK Bayazit… - American journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), an indicator of arterial stiffness,
independently predicts cardiovascular mortality risk in adults. Arterial stiffening advances …
independently predicts cardiovascular mortality risk in adults. Arterial stiffening advances …
Natural history of atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic intima-media thickness: rationale, evidence, and best practice for detection of atherosclerosis in the young
Atherosclerosis underlies most myocardial infarctions and ischemic strokes. The timing of
onset and the rate of progression of atherosclerosis differ between individuals and among …
onset and the rate of progression of atherosclerosis differ between individuals and among …
Physical activity and trajectories of cardiovascular health indicators during early childhood
OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular disease prevention should begin in childhood. However, the
influence of physical activity on cardiovascular health in early childhood is unknown. Our …
influence of physical activity on cardiovascular health in early childhood is unknown. Our …
Reproduction of human blood pressure waveform using physiology-based cardiovascular simulator
This study presents a cardiovascular simulator that mimics the human cardiovascular
system's physiological structure and properties to reproduce the human blood pressure …
system's physiological structure and properties to reproduce the human blood pressure …
Vascular ageing in youth: a call to action
Extensive evidence shows that risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) begin to
develop early in life. Childhood obesity and elevated blood pressure (BP) have become …
develop early in life. Childhood obesity and elevated blood pressure (BP) have become …